The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-20
SHOT BY. HIS SON.
A Millionaire Murdered on the
Steps of His Church,
While Coming From Services, BY His
Youthful Stepson, VINO rhns De-
tends the Honor of His
Mother.

CHICAGO, Ill. Oct. l6.-ln thrOng
OF people vt the church door OF one OF
the most fashionable congregations IN
Chicago, a gray haired millionaire bank
president was remorsely shot down to-
day by his stepson, to ayenge OF shield
woman charged with continued adul-
try. The woman was Mrs. Meckie Raw
son, wife of the banker shot and mother
of the assailant The banker is Stephen
w. RaWsOn, president of the Union
trust company of Chicago. William
Lee, aged II, is the stepsOn
Banker Rawson, with five bullets in
his body and apparently in dying CON
ditiOn. was hastily picked Off the blood
shattered curb and bundled into one of
the score of carriages that had been
waiting for the wealthy worShipers.
Young Lee, with empty revolver in
hand, was as hurriedly thrown into a
strikingly different conveyance, the
blue painted commonplace wagon of
the nearest police patrol that came rat
Ting around the corner. Away went
the carriage in one directions; Off in the
other dashed the patrol, while all
around on the streets and sidewalks
gapad the hOrrOr-striCken attendants OF
the five great churches in the vicinity
lust pouring out after the mornings
praise of him who commanded "Thou
Shalt not kill, ""lhOu shalt not commit
adultery"
Slowly the crowds began to recover
their dazed sensation and realized the
fearful circumstances of the crime.
Young Lee had been seen for half an
hH ui pT
Ashland avenue. fronting the Third
Presbyterian church. OF this church
Banker RaWson has long been lead
ing light, and was still an honored
member Notwithstanding that he had
been charged by his wife with perjury
and other Oifenses enough to make him,
if true, veritable Whited sepulchre.
He alleged she, although prominent in
society and a beautiful woman in ap-
pearance, was really a disreputable,
blasphemous, deyilish-tempered adven-
turess, who coveted only his money.
For year or more the two have
been fighting each other in the divorce
courts, and within a week the banker
has filed against her additional charges
of adultery. Little attention had been
paid to young Lee as he stalked back
ward and forward past the church en-
trance. He was lost in the crowd when
the galy dressed congregation began to
come out, among them the well known
form of the bank president Mr.. Raw
son was about to step to his carriage,
when breaking the sweet, majestic
tones of the great organ came the sharp
crack of a revolver followed by deep
orOan. A din of screams
began, but subsidized almost
instantly. Slender, well dressed,
youthful Lee was seen tOquickly but
cody steady his shining pistol with his
left hand, while with his right he again
and again pulled the fatal trigger. With
the stifled cry, "I'm Killed." the aged
millionaire fell prOstrate, untuTning his
agOnized white face at the cold, set
the last of the five chambers had been
emptied into the old mans body did
Lee seem to breathe. The crowd seemed
rooted to the stone in horror, helpless,
till policeman came running to the
scene. Then began a wild ClamOr, and
Lee turning to the officer hOarsely
whispered Take me to the Jail quick" "
1t seemed scarcely 4 moment TIL the
patrol wagon bore him away. When
the dying banker reached his home six
physicians had been called. They prObed
for the bullets and found that all had
lodged in The legs or arms, save one.
That entered near the small of the back
and nearly as could be judged, had
plunged through his abdomen. If his
life is saved it will BE- little short of a
miracle.